St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-06
The Question of Increasing Salaries of
Some City officials Agitates the
Aldermen.
Dairy Commissioner Howard Gathers in
Part of Another Stock of
0leomargarine.
The Commission Also Pays Some Lit
tie Attention to the supply of
Adulterated Milk.
Supreme Court Judges are Again at
Work--Doings of the
County Board.
THE QUESTION OF SALARIES
Dc Some of the City Officials which
Certain Aldermen Thought Were
Getting Too High-sCOuncil ROu.

Df Some of the City Officials Which
Certain Aldermen Thought Were
Getting Too High-.COuncil Rou.
tine.
A petition was presented at the session OF
The council last night signed by number OF
employment bureau and intelligence ofhce
operators, asking the reconsideration OF the
ordinance passed at the previous meeting
making the license $50. The petitioners ar
rne that the license is unreasonably high,
and ask TO have it reduced to $50. The mat
ter was referred TO the ordinance commlttee.
The Butchers union and leading meat DEAL
srs of the city. also presented petition, ask
ing the passage of an ordinance prohlpltlns
the opeEing iof meat shops on Sunday. IhiS
petition also was referred to the ordinance
committee. a communication from me
West Seventh Street union regarding the
location of the new market house i'll the
Fourth ward was referred to the alderman Oh
the ward In accordance with the
recommendation of the street committee
a resolution directing the city railway COM
pany to construct a car line by way OF RAM
sey and Oakland streets and Grand avenue to
Dale street was adopted. The line Is to De IN
operation within six months.
RAISING SALARIES.
When the action of the water board in rails
ing its presidents, SecretaryS s and attorney
salaries TO 81, 500, So, 500 and $1,000 respect
lively came up for approval, Aid Sanoorn op-
jected strenuously. He succeeded in having
the matter recommitted TO the committee on
streets and Aid. Kenny Immediately took the
floor and moved q reconsideration of the vote
by which the ordinance had been passed, in
creasing the force of the building inspectors
office, and the compensation from S6,o00 to
$4,000. In supporting his motion, AID.
Kenny said he had been told that the cost
of operating the Office of building in
spector in Minneapolis was but $4,000,
and IN Kansas City S6,SU0. Aid. Sanborn
seconded the notion and said he thought the
council had bt ell altogether too reckless III
raising the officials salaries before thoroughly
examining into its necessity. The vote stood
to in favor of reconsideration. and the
ordinance was eventually referred to the
committee on streets and Aid. Kenny, as
chairman.
An orphan ordinance, which had found its
way to the clerks desk, declaring the ennis
sion of dense smoke from SmokeStackS and
chimneys Il public nuisance, and fixing the
penalty of not less than $50 or more than
800 fine, was sent to the committee on
streets. Another ordinance, relating to vicious
dog and providing for their destruction, was
also read and referred.
The proper officers were authorized TO issue
500, 900 in sewerage bonds and $4,000 bonds
for the building of approaches to the Third
street bridge. A resolution was Introduced
authorizing the negotiation of certificates of
Indebtedness for $4,000 on the Oucas, Eaton
and State street extension and Robert street
bridge approaches. but Aid. Sanborn OBJ
jected, and it was referred to the committee
on streets.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
Other resolutions were passed as follows:
Authorizing the committee on police 10
purchase horses and furniture for three new
sub-stations; prohibiting the construction of
wooden sidewalks on Summit avenue, be-
tween Wabasha and Dayton avenue; on Col
lege avenue, between Wabasha and Rice
street, and on st. Peter street, between Col
lege avenue and Martin; increasing the pay
Of patrolmen from so to $12 per month;
quiring the gas company to erect an electric
light at the Short Line crossing on Seventh
street; authorizing the park committee to
contract with the Great Western
and First Regiment bands for Sat-
urday and Wednesday evening open-air con-
certS in Rice park during the summer:
authorizing the maintenance of ferry at
the Williams road; directing the committee on
public buildings to locate public market in
the Fifth ward: refusing the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railway to construct
viaduct under its tracks on Prior avenue. and
q bridge over Smelling avenue, and requiring
the ST. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railway
TO bridge Park avenue and build approaches.
The names Of number of streets and
roads were changed for uniformity by
ordinance passed under suspension of the
session, and after ten minutes business with
closed doors, adjourned.
4 CHASE FOIs BAD BUTTER.
Dairy Commissioners Howard and :,
OIeomargarine at Messcr Eros.'
store.
A ripple of excitement foated through the
LOT.
day morning on account of seizure of some
more oleomargarine. For some time the COM
mission has been watching the firm of Messer
Bros, commission dealers az ASP Jackson
street, and Assistant Commissioner Howard
nas had suspicious that the firm was dealing
IN spurious butter Yesterday morning with
detective, Mr.. Howard visited the store to
make an inspection. He was told that the
firm did not deal IN butter and had no stock
Mr.. Howard says he was not satisfied with
this and thought he would make an investi.
CATION, and accordingly he asked Mr.. NJ. B.
MesSer, one of the firm, to show him around
the store. This the latter declined to do
MIR. Howard then went to the ice-room and.
on opening the door, saw several tubs of
oIeomargarine exposed for sale. The COM
missioner took some samples and went
the spurious butter. On his return
ne found the stuff had been loaded into a
wagon, which drove hurriedly away while
the detective, who is in the employ of the
commission, started after the vehicle at about
80 pace But he failed to catch the team
and after some turns it was lost to view
Forty-tive pounds of the stuff which remained
in the store WAS contiscated in the name of
the state. Mr.. Howard then prepared to
LOOK OVER THE BOOKS
of the firm, 10 see how much of the oleo had
been handled. He thinks, from a brief in
vestigation, that good business has been
done, as III the few minntes he was allowed to
look at the books he noted the following re-
ceipts of oleomargarine, from Stearn s. Da-
Wis, of Chicago:
March 3, $40 pounds at 12c; March H. 400
pounds at 12Hc; March lG, 42O pounds at
l2hc: March II, 2T0 pounds at lie; March
"a, 400 pounds at lie: March 81 81 pounds at
l2c: to;al since March 5, $3.50 Lounds.
Mr.. Howard says this has been sold at an
average price of 20 cents per pound
While he was looking over the books E. b.
MesSer, the other proprietor, came in and
ordered the investigation stopped at that
point.
Mr. Howard insisted that he had right to
IooE over the books. but the commission man
said no, and the commissioner went away.
He took the oleomargarine he found to the
capItoi and consulted with his attorneys
DAVIS Y Severance. as TO the advisability of
arresting the firm for refusing to show ND The
books.
haC been selling oleomargarine this spring, as
there was demand for it. He said he would
not give up the books for examination until
he was convinced that the law allowed the
commission the right TO look them over If
II did the commissioners might 20 through
them. Mr.. Messer was asked about the carry.
ing off OF the stuff and the chase by the de-
tective. but he said he did not care to talk on
that point.
SUPREME COURT OPENS.
A EiarAe Attendance of Leading At.